The Academy has organized committees which regularly report to the Board of Directors on particular areas of focus, such as research, governance and education. The dedicated efforts of committee members are not only invaluable in attaining AAPM's strategic goals, committee service provides another forum for members to connect with one another and to develop as leaders within the organization.

The AAPM committee year runs from Annual Meeting to Annual Meeting. The chairs, members and charges for each committee are determined in the months preceding the Annual Meeting, at the direction of the incoming President. Members interested in serving on an AAPM committee are urged to get involved in the Academy by attending the Annual Meeting, submitting an abstract for a scientific session or poster for the Annual Meeting, submitting a manuscript to the Pain Medicine journal and/or joining a Shared Interest Group. To request to be considered for a future committee role, please send an email detailing your interests along with a current CV to info@painmed.org.

Click on any of the committee links below to view a listing of committee members:

From time-to-time, the AAPM President will convene a task force to address a specific assignment. The tasks are generally limited in term and the groups are dissolved upon completion of their work. Current task forces include:

Develop and implement strategic marketing plans for recruiting and retaining members, with a focus on increasing member diversity (age, ethnicity, gender, practice profile, etc.); recommend membership policy to the Board of Directors; conduct periodic needs assessments of the members in order to deliver value to AAPM members based on their current wants and needs; serve as liaison between members/potential members/applicants and AAPM volunteer/staff leadership.

Identify and evaluate continuing professional development needs of AAPM members.

Evaluate educational sessions within the context of the Annual Meeting scientific sessions that would be applicable to either an enduring product or web-based activity.

Formulate AAPM's continuing education goals and priorities.

Make recommendations to the board regarding new education initiatives, viable collaboration with other professional societies, online learning strategies and other ways to expand funding for the outreach of AAPM volunteers as experts in the field of Pain Medicine.

Investigate and identify opportunities for the Academy to invest, support or participate in research initiatives; improve understanding of AAPM members' research needs and interests; improve scientific quality of abstract submissions to the Annual Meeting, including but not limited to improvements to the scientific poster abstract call; collaborate with other organizations on research or scientific initiatives and programs; review nominations for Scientific Membership and recommend eligible candidates to the Board for approval; and operate as the research grant review committee.

Minimize actual or potential impediments to representation of AAPM's diverse membership in its leadership pool, by identifying and recommending to the Board of Directors specific changes to the processes for qualifying candidates for elected office or other influential roles in AAPM.

Daniel B. Carr, MDChair PersonProfessorTufts University School of MedicineBoston, MA